We Are Youth Horizons Kenya
Our Vision
An enlightened society where women and youths are aware of their rights and duties as citizens of Kenya.
Our Mission
To enhance young people's participation in governance and developmental processes in their communities through Advocacy, training, research, and sensitizing communities.
Our Core Values
1. Respect for life: Restore hope to the hopeless young people.
2. Exemplary lifestyles: Based on responsibility, honesty and reverence for God and respect for life.
3. Accountability: At all times to ourselves (and each other), our beneficiaries and stakeholders.
4. Continuous learning: Learn new skills, acquire knowledge, improve performance, and practice innovation.
Our Programs
Dignified and Gainful Employment
Youth Horizons Kenya in partnership with her development partners aims at increasing dignified and gainful employment opportunities for the out of school youth 18 to 35 years in both formal/informal employment by building the capacity of youth in, vocational skills, work readiness, employability skills and further facilitate linkages to profitable markets, market infrastructure, youth friendly/affordable financial services, job/employment and enterprise development support.
Access to Government Services
Youth Horizons Kenya success is implementation of programs that are sustainable even after funding comes ends. We aim at increasing access to national and county governments services which are more sustainable
Improved Sexual and Reproductive Health of Children
Youth Horizons Kenya aims at increasing access to Sexual Reproductive Health information and services for the youth through provision of age appropriate , integrated, and youth responsive SRH information and services that include; SRH information and services, Linkages to psychosocial support, Promoting conducive and Facilitating enrolment and retention of HIV positive children, youth and their caregivers into HIV care and walking them through the journey of Viral Load suppression,
The Girl Child Program
Youth Horizons has established a GIRL CHILD PROGRAM whose aim is to provide a permanent approach to addressing the many challenges faced by the girl child in our region. It has grown out of the recognition that the girl child is in many cases very vulnerable to unforeseen circumstances like the sudden death of their parents, lack of employment and also living in slum areas.
Youth Arts
Youth Horizon has designed Arts to give arts agencies, juvenile justice agencies, social service organizations, and other community-based organizations detailed information about how to plan, run, provide training, and evaluate arts programs for youth and those at risk. The impact of arts programs on adolescent behavior and the risk and protective factors associated with behavioral problems and delinquency.
Anti-Corruption and Rule of Law
The purpose of this program is to reduce corruption through improved service delivery, Rule of Law and Culture of integrity to be achieved through the following objectives
Human Rights and Civil Society Strengthening
Youth Horizons runs the above program whose goal is to ensure that CSOs are strengthened to foster human rights, democratic governance, and empowerment of youth, whose outcomes are as follows:
Who We Are
Youth Horizons is a nonprofit, non-partisan youth-led community enhancement organization formed for promoting among others charitable and educational purposes. Youth Horizons targets young people, through empowering them with skills in building self-esteem, technology, business, life skills, and communication and also imparts knowledge on leadership and gender issues so the youths can take on leadership roles in their communities.
The organization conducts school outreaches, civic education, and teaching about social injustices in society such as domestic violence, gender inequality, child trafficking and promoting alternative and transformative leadership. Youth Horizons is also specifically designed to freely engage young men and women on issues of good governance including accountability and gender equality. The organization promote learning, debate and networking with the view to build capacity of marginalized people, especially women and youth and advocate for their concerns
Our Team
Geofrey Chirchir
CEO
Dority Karwitha
Finance & Operations Director
Emmanuel Mengich
Human Resource Director
Moses Kipchumba
Partnerships & Business Development Manager
Gladys Kemboi
Youth Affairs Director